Saturday, July 11, 2015

June 25th - Resident Orcas!

June 25th – Resident Orcas again today!

It was another wonderful day with Resident Orcas off the west side of San Juan Island today We were near Lime Kiln in the morning as the Orcas moved north and then they switched direction and we encountered them spread out between Hanna Heights and False Bay in the morning. As we watched the Orcas we could see lots of foraging (hunting for Salmon) going on plus some pretty acrobatic Cartwheels and Breaches! We did get to see some of the Jpod babies as well, which is always a special thrill for our passengers. All three babies seem to be doing well so far and that is excellent news for the SRKW’s.

Apart from Orcas we also saw a Minke Whale today and lots of Harbor Seals & Harbor Porpoise!

You can see more images from today’s tours by clicking on the link below;

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A disk can be purchased with various high quality images featuring Orcas and other Marine Wildlife. Contact our Photographer, Andrew Lees, at alees1@hotmail.com for further details or visit his website at http://andrewlees.webs.com/ to discover more of his work. Part of the proceeds from this disk will go to the Center for Whale Research to help fund continued research of the Southern Resident Orcas.

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This is a public journal and blog for those working at 5 star whale watching. This will provide documentation of the southern resident killer whales, transient killer whales, baleen whales, marine life, birds and nature for your enjoyment. It will also serve as a research data bank for Marine Mammal Research Group and the public.